We talked a lot about corn at the Syngenta Learning Center program in Iowa but soybeans were also a major topic of discussion. One of the presenters was Gene Kassmeyer, Head of Soybeans, Syngenta Seeds.

Gene says that soybeans are a crop that’s changing rapidly. For one thing he says there are a number of new pest problems to deal with like aphids and that soybean cyst nematode continues to be a problem. Gene says that Syngenta is working on new herbicide resistant varieties and that some of the new products released this year have significant performance improvements.

You can listen to my interview with Gene here: learning-centers-kassmeyer.mp3

Or you can download the interview using this link: Gene Kassmeyer Interview (5 min MP3)